Jakarta (ANTARA) –
The Indonesian sport climbing crew is poised to make historical past on the 2024 Paris Olympics, and is brimming with optimism about reaching distinctive outcomes and bringing honor to the nation.
Indonesia has secured a full complement of 4 quotas in each males’s and ladies’s pace climbing.
The quartet representing Indonesia in Paris contains Veddriq Leonardo, Rahmad Adi Mulyono, Rajiah Sallsabillah, and Desak Made Rita Kusuma Dewi. They left for the French capital on Saturday morning.
“Our athletes have undergone rigorous coaching to maximise their technical and bodily capabilities,” Hendra Basir, the crew’s coach, mentioned in a press release.
The crew’s departure marks a historic milestone for Indonesian sport climbing, because the 2024 Olympics signifies the game’s debut on the grandest stage of worldwide competitors.
Sport climbing is among the many major sports activities Indonesia is anticipating to win in Paris, contemplating Desak and her teammates have constantly confirmed their dominance at worldwide tournaments.
Veddriq held the world file for males’s pace climbing, having clocked an astonishing 4.90 seconds on the IFSC World Cup in Seoul, South Korea, in 2023. Nevertheless, his file was surpassed by US athlete Samuel Watson, who set a brand new world file of 4.79 seconds on the Wujiang IFSC World Cup in 2024.
In the meantime, Desak is reigning because the queen of Asian sport climbing after clinching gold on the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Video games. She secured her Olympic berth after rising as a world champion on the 2023 IFSC competitors in Bern, Switzerland.
“I am feeling a bit nervous however extremely excited to start out competing in Paris quickly. Our preparations have been thorough, and I am hopeful of profitable gold for Indonesia,” Desak mentioned.
Rahmad, who earned his Paris ticket by triumphing on the Asian Qualifier in Jakarta, expressed his readiness to compete on the Olympics. “I’ve poured every little thing into coaching and preparation. I am extremely optimistic about profitable gold for Indonesia,” he mentioned.
The Indonesian sport climbing crew will conduct their Olympic marketing campaign from August 4 to 10, 2024.
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Translator: Donny Aditra, Aditya Eko Sigit WicaksonoEditor: Azis KurmalaCopyright © ANTARA 2024
